MLS Playoffs 2012

The quest for the cup begins as the regular season has drawn to a close.



Eastern conference:

1. Sporting Kansas City
2. DC United
3. New York Red Bulls
4. Chicago Fire
5. Houston Dynamo


Wednesday, October 31st
Chicago Fire vs Houston Dynamo (9 EDT ESPN2)

Saturday, November 3rd
New York Red Bulls vs DC United (8 EDT NBCSN)- 1st Leg

Sunday, November 4th
Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City (3:30 EST NBC) 1st Leg

Wednesday, November 7th
DC United vs New York Red Bulls (8 EST NBCSN) - 2nd Leg
Sporting Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo (9 EST)- 2nd Leg

Western Conference:

1. San Jose Earthquakes
2. Real Salt Lake
3. Seattle Sounders
4. LA Galaxy
5. Vancouver Whitecaps

Thursday, November 1st
LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps (10:30 EDT NBCSN)

Friday, November 2nd
Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake (10 EDT NBCSN)- 1st Leg

Sunday, November 4th
LA Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes (TBD)- 1st Leg

Wednesday, November 7th
San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy (TBD) 2nd Leg

Thursday, November 8th
Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders (9:30 EST)- 2nd Leg

Can't believe we managed to put ourselves into fourth after working our way up to where we were.

NYRB vs DC will be amazing

DC have gone extremely defensive since the loss of DeRo. It'll probably be a 1-0 match.

I can see us beating Houston at home at least, but not in Tejas.

As for KC....that one's just tough all around.

Really wish we had gotten that bye now ffs

Chicago Fire 1 - Houston Dynamo 2
CHI: Alex (83')
HOU: Bruin (12', 46')

Also due to the hurricane DC and the Red Bulls first leg has been moved to DC instead of New York

LA Galaxy 2 - Vancouver Whitecaps 1
LA: Magee (69'), Donovan (73')
VAN: Mattocks (3')

Seattle Sounders 0 - Real Salt Lake 0

DC United 1 - New York Red Bulls 1
DC: Hamid (OWN GOAL 65')
NY: Miller (OWN GOAL 61')

Houston Dynamo 2 - Sporting KC 0
HOU: Moffat (18'), Bruin (75')

LA Galaxy 0 - San Jose EArthquakes 1
SJ: Bernardez (90' + 4')

Sporting KC 1 - Houston Dynamo 0
KC: Sinovic (64')

Houston Dynamo advance 2-1 on aggregate

San Jose Earthquakes 1 - LA Galaxy 3
SJ: Gordon (82')
LA: Keane (21', 34'), Magee (39')

LA Galaxy advance 3-2 on aggregate

Red bulls how long is it going to take to win something?

New York Red Bulls 0 - DC United 1
DC: DeLeon (88')

DC United advance 2-1 on aggregate

Real Salt Lake 0 - Seattle Sounders 1
SEA: Martinez (81')

Seattle Sounders advance 1-0 on aggregate

November 11th:
Eastern Conference Championship: Houston Dynamo vs DC United (1st leg 4pm NBCSN)

Western Conference Championship: LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders (1st leg 9pm ESPN)

November 18th:
Eastern Conference Championship: DC United vs Houston Dynamo (2nd leg 4pm NBCSN)

Western Conference Championship: Seattle Sounders vs LA Galaxy (2nd leg 9pm ESPN)

H town stay down

First Leg:
Houston Dynamo 3 - DC United 1
HOU: Hainault (51'), Bruin (68'), Sarkodie (81')
DC: DeLeon (27')

LA Galaxy 3 - Seattle Sounders 0
LA: Keane (46', 67'), Magee (64')

DC United 1 - Houston Dynamo 1
DC: Boskovic (83')
HOU: Garcia (33')

Houston Dynamo win on aggregate 4-2

Seattle Sounders 2 - LA Galaxy 1
SEA: Johnson (12'), Scott (57')
LA: Keane (68')

La Galaxy win on aggregate 4-2

MLS Cup 2012 Championship game:
LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo: December 1st, (4:30 pm ESPN)

LA Galaxy 3 - Houston Dynamo 1
LA: Gonzalez (60'), Donovan (65'), Keane (90' + 4')
HOU: Carr (44')

Yep, so sad. Ugh...LA...

I was disappointed about the quality of the match. The first half was poor IMO and I almost fell asleep in the first 10 mins of the second half. The last half hour was pretty good though. Shame to see a final have 2 PK's in it, but if my memory serves me correct, they both were correct decisions.

At least Beckham has a championship match as a nice farewell, especially for all he's done for the US here and MLS. I might not like him much, but I really do appreciate all he's done.

Next years winners? Chicago Fire.